In
addition to the beautiful & historic buildings,
the tour includes visits to historic districts as
well as the "Confederate Cemetery" and the
"Yellow Fever Cemetery".
In
1878 the first Yellow Fever death in Grenada was recorded
on August 9th. "For three months death stalked
the streets of Grenada, snatching up its prey indiscriminately,
sometimes wiping out whole families. It was reminiscent
of the Black Plague which struck Europe many years
before. As then, carts went through the streets calling
for those yet living to throw out their dead.
There
is no accurate figure of the number of deaths. Many
were buried without grave markers. It has been estimated
that 80-90% of Grenada had been wiped out by the epidemic.
This included the town doctor and his family.
The Pilot Club of Grenada has maintained the cemetery
for the past 20 years. |
